***Official**** Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2014/2015

[Athlai]

Jam for the jam God!

 

[Flem274*]

well played sri lanka

 

[viriya]

SL really needed this win.

 

[Athlai]

Good to see our tail scoring runs. Really good in fact. Didn't see Vettori or Mills as being contributors at all these days.

Hopefully on Saturday we'll see that top order finally come right.

 

[SteveNZ]

****ing run-outs. I can understand them from 10 year olds, not adults - especially ones from the same suburb.

 

[Days of Grace]

Could have afforded to just play out that over. Run rate was well under control.

 

[Jimbo the giant]

I think that loss was better for us then the win was for them. They were playing like it was the wc final and we didn't give a **** until Ronchi got out.

The lankan's won't beat Sa in the Qf and thats who I reckon they will be playing. We have pummeled them in Christchurch and I can't see that changing.

 

[Zinzan]

Well played the Lankans.

I know it's just a warm up & the series was won, but still gutted we lost.

I liked Anderson's innings even though he was dismissed at an inopportune time, quickly got the required RR down from 8s to 7s making it much easier in the lower order were to out up a fight.

I'm also convinced I'd prefer Milne to Mitch at first-change now. Although Mitch still seems to be getting Jammy wickets, in the last 12 months his 18 wickets have cost 32.66 with an ER of 5.68 vs. Milne's 9 wickets @ 32.22 ER 4.71.

So Milne has him on both the average & ER & on top of that is the better batsman & fielder.

Where's everyone at on the Mills vs. Boult contest to share the new ball?

 

[Zinzan]

Reconfirms Vettori still >>> over Mills with the bat to those suggesting otherwise.

 

[Athlai]

Hoping for this as our next XI

Latham
Guptill
Williamson
Taylor
Elliott
Anderson
Ronchi
NcCullum
Mills
Boult
Milne/McClenenen

And in the one after that we go into first XI mode.

 

[viriya]

Where's everyone at on the Mills vs. Boult contest to share the new ball?

I think NZ will play Boult for the SL match at least. If anyone has the wood on Sanga it's him and it's probably worth playing him just for that.

 

[viriya]

Hoping for this as our next XI

Latham
Guptill
Williamson
Taylor
Elliott
Anderson
Ronchi
NcCullum
Mills
Boult
Milne/McClenenen

And in the one after that we go into first XI mode.

No Vettori even after today's knock? Trust the nerd with the glasses.

 

[Zinzan]

Hoping for this as our next XI

Latham
Guptill
Williamson
Taylor
Elliott
Anderson
Ronchi
NcCullum
Mills
Boult
Milne/McClenenen

And in the one after that we go into first XI mode.

I'd be good with that approach. Assume you bracket Milne and Mitch based on the former's fitness?

 

[Athlai]

No Vettori even after today's knock? Trust the nerd with the glasses.

Read the last sentence, that isn't the first XI. Thats the XI I think we'll get the most benefit from playing.

 

[jcas0167]

Good to see our tail scoring runs. Really good in fact. Didn't see Vettori or Mills as being contributors at all these days...

Me neither, in a way I'm glad the top order didn't bring this home so those guys could spend some time in the middle under pressure & show they can still perform.

 

[GGG]

Would rather see one of our openers score runs though, that's our biggest problem. Being 20/2 seems like it is going to be the norm for the world cup.

 

[YorksLanka]

holy smoke cant believe we won a game after the way we have played recently...i dindt watch it so maybe its me that's the hoodoo!!

 

[Greenlite]

No Vettori even after today's knock? Trust the nerd with the glasses.

The nerd is 36 and needs more than 72 hours to recover so he doesn't break down

 

[Greenlite]

Well played the Lankans.

I know it's just a warm up & the series was won, but still gutted we lost.

I liked Anderson's innings even though he was dismissed at an inopportune time, quickly got the required RR down from 8s to 7s making it much easier in the lower order were to out up a fight.

I'm also convinced I'd prefer Milne to Mitch at first-change now. Although Mitch still seems to be getting Jammy wickets, in the last 12 months his 18 wickets have cost 32.66 with an ER of 5.68 vs. Milne's 9 wickets @ 32.22 ER 4.71.

So Milne has him on both the average & ER & on top of that is the better batsman & fielder.

Where's everyone at on the Mills vs. Boult contest to share the new ball?

I think you have to take into consideration that Mitch bowls a lot of the death overs and his first spells are usually expensive, but he seems to take out centurions or the guy who is suppose to close the game for the other team, or doing something ridiculous like a triple wicket maiden in the 46th over, except today. While Milne can be economical and showed signs of taking wickets, his fitness worries me, as he has broken down mid game twice now. But he is good at taking out Sanga so playing him for 14/2 might be worth it.

Mills vs Boult, I think whoever shows he can take early wickets and bowl at the death will take the cake. Boult is showing signs of bowling well at the death, and he tends to nick people at the start, a bit more twick and luck might see him becoming a threat early. I am just sad that Henry is not there though, the kid clearly showed he can do both very very well. Maybe Boult will explode in the WC and become a MVP, who knows.

 

[YorksLanka]

Congrats to NZ on a deserved series win by the way , we will just have to get our revenge on valentines day